Chicago vs Tabuk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chicago	Tabuk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2851	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6527	$2352
🏠 One person rent	$1714	$518
🏘️ Family rent	$2737	$691
🍽️ Food expenses	$704	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5090	$1734
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	16
😀 Quality of life	95	57
🏙️ Population	2.75M	886K

The cost of living in Chicago is 175% more expensive than in Tabuk. Cities ranked 358th and 5290th ($2851 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 5th in the United States and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check the United States vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 1.7 months in Tabuk. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Tabuk ranked 10th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 18th and 6204th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chicago	Tabuk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.6	$6.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.3	$24.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$7.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2011	$496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1414	$364
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3203	$604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2316	$510
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$59.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.3	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3899	$1579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2568	$948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.6	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.11	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$6.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.71	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$0.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.4	$6.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.22	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.6	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$177	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$3.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.9	$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1582	$663
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27880	$8604

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2440
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2423
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2232
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2309
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2454
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2430
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2463
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2376
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2394
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2461
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2323
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2444
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2483
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2436
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2569
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2436
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2508
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2425
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1751
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2440
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2443
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2439
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2580
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1761
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2429
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2400
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2508
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2463
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2543
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2418
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2438
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2425
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2406
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2418
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1784
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2423
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2453

Cities near Tabuk

Distance	City	Cost of living
198 km or 123 mi	Aqaba	$818
203 km or 126 mi	Dahab	$429
204 km or 127 mi	Eilat	$2054
216 km or 134 mi	Ma'an	$856
219 km or 136 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
236 km or 146 mi	Al Wajh	$919
287 km or 178 mi	Tafilah	$686
300 km or 187 mi	Hurghada	$334
306 km or 190 mi	El Gouna	$338
321 km or 200 mi	Al-Karak	$742
333 km or 207 mi	Dimona	$2014
344 km or 214 mi	Arad	$1933
356 km or 221 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$771
362 km or 225 mi	Beersheba	$1810
373 km or 231 mi	Ofakim	$2038
377 km or 234 mi	Rahat	$2060
377 km or 234 mi	Dura	$1149
377 km or 234 mi	Hebron	$977
387 km or 240 mi	Netivot	$2145
391 km or 243 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
393 km or 244 mi	Sakakah	$753
397 km or 247 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
397 km or 247 mi	Sderot	$2133
399 km or 248 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
400 km or 248 mi	Amman	$1032
403 km or 250 mi	Gaza	$862
403 km or 250 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
411 km or 255 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
411 km or 255 mi	Ramallah	$1205
412 km or 256 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
412 km or 256 mi	Al-Salt	$538
421 km or 262 mi	Ashdod	$2305
422 km or 262 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
424 km or 264 mi	Rehovot	$2201
426 km or 265 mi	Ramla	$2465
426 km or 265 mi	Yavne	$2354
427 km or 265 mi	Lod	$2336
429 km or 266 mi	Ness Ziona	$2487
430 km or 267 mi	Suez	$288
430 km or 267 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2587